Scripture Verse

The Lord…knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7

Introduction

Words: J. J. Mar­ley, in Gems of Song, ed­it­ed by Ira San­key & Hu­bert P. Main (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901), page 101.

Music: Mar­ley Ira D. San­key, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Mar­ley’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

O rest­less heart, why mur­mur?
The sun is shin­ing still,
Though clouds may seem ve­ry near you,
God knows, it is His will.
Though clouds may seem ve­ry near you,
God knows, it is His will.

He knows the wea­ry heart­ache,
The long­ing and un­rest,
Come un­to Me, He whis­pers,
And lean up­on My breast.
Come un­to Me, He whis­pers,
And lean up­on My breast.

What most you wish and long for,
Might on­ly bring you pain;
You can­not see the fu­ture
God’s pur­pose to ex­plain.
You can­not see the fu­ture
God’s pur­pose to ex­plain.

So trust, faint heart, thy mas­ter,
He do­eth all things well,
His love to you is bound­less,
And more than tongue can tell.
His love to you is bound­less,
And more than tongue can tell.